The Jealous Puppy Grows Up

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This is a sweet older-woman/younger-man romance. It does have an ending, but it’s rushed, so proceed with caution.

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[Blurb]

1.

The first time Shen Ci met Yi Mo, he was seventeen.

That year, he was sprawled at the mouth of a small alley, dragging one half-crippled leg behind him. She helped him up and gave him a bowl of warm water.

The second time Shen Ci met Yi Mo, he was already twenty-eight.

In a scene much like the first, in the last place they should have met again, she appeared that night and saw him at his most vicious.

“Shen Ci, do you know this is a crime?” The woman gestured with her hand.

“I know.” Shen Ci gave a self-deprecating smile. Leaning on his cane, he stood with a proud, resolute air. “But what can I do? Since childhood, they’ve taught me nothing but how to take what I want by force.”

“Why don’t you teach me...” He paused, holding back the redness in his eyes, then turned around with a roguish smile. “Teach me how to love you.”

At that moment, Yi Mo raised her face and said, every word clear: “No. Way.”

Then the light in his eyes went out completely.

2.

Yi Mo never imagined that the boy she had casually rescued as a teenager would grow up to become the devil whose name made all of Jiangcheng tremble.

The devil, Shen Ci, had a disabled right leg, an unpredictable temper, and a reputation for ruthless methods and countless murders...

She had thought she felt nothing but fear and hatred for him, until danger came. He lost his composure and, even unarmed, fought like a madman to protect her.

“Yi Mo, teach... teach me...” He was covered in wounds, but his hand clutched the hem of her clothes tightly, like a child afraid of being abandoned.

This time, her eyes suddenly reddened. She opened her mouth several times, but no sound came out, so she could only nod hard. “Okay. I’ll teach you.”

3.

I’m sorry. I spent so much time doing so many wrong things, and still couldn’t learn how to love you.

At least it wasn’t too late, because in that final moment, I finally saw you say that you were willing to teach me.

[The Devil x The Mute Girl], redemption and healing.

Theme: May all deep affection be met with tenderness